CAJUPUT OIL

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Botanical Name Melaleuca leucadendron
Method Of Extraction Steam Distilled
Parts Used Leaves and twigs
CAS No.: 8008-98-8
Country of Origin Indonesia

Essential Oil Information:

Cajuput oil is obtained by distillation of leaves, which are collected in autumn. First these leaves are steeped for a night in water and then distilled in copper vessels. The yield is light, thin, and bluish-green in color that has peculiar, agreeable and distinctly camphoraceous odor. It also has an aromatic, bitterish taste with specific gravity of 0.922 to 0.929 at 15° C. (59° F).

Main Constituents: cineol

Odor:: Colourless to pale yellow

Uses:

Cajuput oil helps in cooling down body and helps with infections like colds, laryngitis & bronchitis. It is also helpful for sinusitis, asthma and sore throat. It helps in calming digestive system, enteritis, soothes colic, dysentery and vomiting. Further, spasms, rheumatism, arthritis and muscular aches & pains can also benefit from it.

Blends Well With:

Angelica, cloves, bergamot, geranium, lavender and thyme.